2012 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Greetings, Region 2!               

We had a great response to our Call for Proposals!  The program committee is busy reading and selecting the sessions that will make up our wonderful conference program!                                             

Join us in historic Annapolis, Maryland, March 21- 23, 2012, for the 2012 Region 2 Conference to discuss and share how we are “Sailing into the Future of Advising.” This is a great opportunity for new and experienced advisors to present on your advising programs, policies, and initiatives that are making a difference and empowering students to become more successful in an ever-changing world.

We are interested in practical and informative presentations, which are in line with our theme “Sailing into the Future of Advising.”Consider submitting a proposal on one of the following topics:

• Balancing advising demands with student retention goals
• Policies, procedures, and initiatives for meeting the College Completion Agenda (55% by 2025)
• Effective advising strategies for a wired generation of students
• New advising models
• Retention (meeting goals, establishing goals, etc)
• 1st year student programming
• 2nd year student programming (Sophomores)
• High-Achieving students
• Theory and practice for the future of academic advising
• Integrating established and emerging technology into advising
• How the changing expectations of students are affect advising
• Facing the challenges of downsizing and limited budgets
• Research and assessment in academic advising
• Legal and ethical issues in advising
• Faculty Advising
• Career paths and opportunities in academic advising
• Working with specific populations of students (discipline specific, students on probation, athletes)

The conference proposals are due by November 18, 2011

On-line submission form is at  http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/apps/index.php/proposals/entry/1

 

Criteria for selection of paper/presentation: Proposals will be evaluated based on relevance to current issues in advising, appeal to conference participants, creativity, ingenuity, and applicability for participants after the conference.  We are seeking a wide range of presentation topics relating to academic advising from a variety of advising professionals in our region. Eligibility for submission:  Those who are involved in advising- administration, faculty, full-time advisors and administrative staff are invited to submit proposals. We encourage novices and experienced presenters alike. Share your research, best practices or techniques with colleagues in the region. Proposals should include your presentation title, learning objectives, and desired format (i.e. panel, roundtable, etc.) Titles do not need to incorporate the conference theme.  Please include a brief abstract describing your presentation and the desired learning objectives. Abstracts will be included in the conference program and on the conference website. Please limit abstracts to 135 words. Format options for conference sessions include paper or topic presentations, panel discussions, and roundtable discussions. Paper or topic presentations and panel sessions discuss current issues in advising. Some are based on research, some share best practices, and some are developmental, while others are theoretical. The format may be mostly lecture with a discussion following, a panel session followed by questions, or a more informal discussion. Roundtable sessions are less-structured discussions on relevant advising topics that generate audience/presenter interaction. All sessions will be approximately 1 hour long.

 

NOTE:

• Due to budgetary considerations, the conference is unable to offer complimentary registration or lodging for paper presenters.
• Commercial products are not to be promoted in NACADA sessions.
• NACADA does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.